Microstructural Features and Properties of High-hardness and Heat-resistant Dispersion Strengthened Copper by Reaction Milling

The oxide dispersion strengthened copper alloys are attractive due to their excellent combination of thermal and electrical conductivities,high-temperature strength and microstructure stability.To date,the state-of-art to fabrication of them was the internal oxidation （IO） process.In this paper,alumina dispersion strengthened copper （ADSC） powders of nominal composition of Cu-2.5 vol%Al2O3 were produced by reaction milling （RM） process which was an in-situ gas-solid reaction process.The bulk ADSC alloys for electrical and mechanical properties investigation were obtained by sintering and thereafter hot extrusion.After the hot consolidation processes,the fully densified powder compacts can be obtained.The single γ-Al2O3 phase and profile broaden effects are evident in accordance with the results of X-ray diffraction （XRD）;the HRB hardness of the ADSC can be as high as 95;the outcomes should be attributed to the pinning effect of nano γ-Al2O3 on dislocations and grain boundaries in the copper matrix.The electrical conductivity of the ADSC alloy is 55%IACS （International Annealing Copper Standard）.The room temperature hardness of the hot consolidated material was approximately maintained after annealing for 1 h at 900 ℃ in hydrogen atmosphere.In terms of the above merits,the RM process to fabricating ADSC alloys is a promising method to improve heat resistance,hardness,electrical conductivity and wear resistance properties etc.

Rapid synthesis of MoSi_2-Si_3N_4 nanocomposite via reaction milling of Si and Mo powder mixture

The nanocomposite of MoSi2-SiaN4 （molybdenum disilicide-silicon nitride） was synthesized by reaction milling of the Mo and Si powder mixture. Changing the processing parameters led to the formation of different products such as a- and B-MoSi2, SiaN4, Mo2N, and M05Si3 at various milling times. A thermodynamic appraisal showed that the milling of Moa2Siss powder mixture was associated with highly exothermic mechanically induced self-sustaining reaction （MSR） between Mo and Si. The MSR took place around 5 h of milling led to the formation of a-MoSi2 and the reaction between Si and N2 to produce Si3N4 under a nitrogen pressure of 1 MPa. By increasing the nitrogen pressure to 5 MPa, more heat is released, resulting in the dissociation of Si3N4 and the transformation of a-MoSi2 to β-MoSi2. Heat treatment was also performed on the milled samples and led to the formation of Mo2N and the transformation of a-MoSi2 to β-MoSi2 at the milling times of 10 and 40 h, respectively.

Hydriding and microstructure nanocrystallization of ZK60 Mg alloy by reaction milling in hydrogen

The hydriding of as-cast Mg-5.5%Zn-0.6%Zr(ZK60 Mg)(mass fraction)alloy was achieved by room-temperature reaction milling in hydrogen,with the mechanical energy serving as the driving force for the process.The hydriding progress during milling was examined by hydrogen absorption measurement,and the microstructure change was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),respectively.The results show that,by room-temperature reaction milling in hydrogen,the as-cast ZK60 Mg alloy can be fully hydrided to form a nanocrystalline MgH_(2) single-phase microstructure.In particular,the average grain size of the MgH_(2) phase obtained by room-temperature reaction milling in hydrogen for 16.2 h is about 8-10 nm,and the average particle size of the as-milled hydrided powders is 2-3μm.

Fabrication of an r-Al_2Ti intermetallic matrix composite reinforced with α-Al_2O_3 ceramic by discontinuous mechanical milling for thermite reaction

In this study, a powder mixture with an Al/TiO2 molar ratio of 10/3 was used to form an r-Al2Ti intermetallic matrix composite （IMC） reinforced with α-Al2O3 ceramic by a novel milling technique, called discontinuous mechanical milling （DMM） instead of milling and ignition of the produced thermite. The results of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDX） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） of samples with varying milling time indicate that this fabrication process requires considerable mechanical energy. It is shown that Al2Ti-α-Al2O3 IMC with small grain size was produced by DMM after 15 h of ball milling. Peaks for γ-TLA1 as well as Al2Ti and Al2O3 are observed in XRD patterns after DMM followed by heat treatment. The microhardness of the DMM-treated composite produced after heat treatment was higher than Hv 700.

Reactive ball-milling synthesis of Co-Fe bimetallic catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to value-added hydrocarbons

Catalytic hydrogenation of CO_(2) using renewable hydrogen not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions,but also provides industrial chemicals.Herein,a Co-Fe bimetallic catalyst was developed by a facile reactive ball-milling method for highly active and selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) to value-added hydrocarbons.When reacted at 320℃,1.0 MPa and 9600 mL h^(-1) g_(cat)^(-1),the selectivity to light olefin(C_(2)^(=)-C_(4)^(=)) and C_(5)+ species achieves 57.3% and 22.3%,respectively,at a CO_(2) co nversion of 31.4%,which is superior to previous Fe-based catalysts.The CO_(2) activation can be promoted by the CoFe phase formed by reactive ball milling of the Fe-Co_(3)O_(4) mixture,and the in-situ Co_(2)C and Fe_(5)C_(2) formed during hydrogenation are beneficial for the C-C coupling reaction.The initial C-C coupling is related to the combination of CO species with the surface carbon of Fe/Co carbides,and the sustained C-C coupling is maintained by self-recovery of defective carbides.This new strategy contributes to the development of efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO_(2) to value-added hydrocarbons.

Preliminary Investigation of NiAl-TiB_2 Composite Prepared by Reaction Milling

Reaction-milled NiAl-TiB2 composite was fabricated by mechanical alloying elemental powders and hot pressing. TiB2 particles are distributed mostly in grain boundaries of the matrix. The compressive strain to failure of the composite at RT is about twice that of cast NiAl. The compressive yield stress at high temperatures is about 4.5 times higher than that of extruded NiAl, and is also much stronger than XD NiAl-TiB2 composites. Deformation behavior between 1000~1100℃ with different strain rates has been investigated

Ball-milling MoS_2/carbon black hybrid material for catalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic medium

Replacing platinum for catalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction （HER） in acidic medium remains great chal- lenges. Herein, we prepared few-layered MoS2 by ball milling as an efficient catalyst for HER in acidic medium, The activity of as-prepared MoS2 had a strong dependence on the ball milling time, Furthermore, Ketjen Black EC 300J was added into the ball-milled MoS2 followed by a second ball milling, and the resultant MoS2/carbon black hybrid material showed a much higher HER activity than MoS2 and carbon black alone. The enhanced activity of the MoS2/carbon black hybrid material was attributed to the increased abundance of catalytic edge sites of MoS） and excellent electrical coupling to the underlving carbon network.

Preparation for intermetallic powders of Cu-Sn and Cu-Ni-Sn systems via solid-liquid reaction milling technique

The Cu-Sn binary intermetallic powders were obtained via a patented reaction ball milling technique. The Sn melt reacted with the solid-state Cu during the milling process at different temperatures for different intervals. Two kinds of binary intermetallics were obtained. For 12 h,Cu6Sn5 was prepared by milling Sn melt at 573 K while Cu3Sn by milling Sn melt at 773 K. And a mixture of Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn was fabricated at 673 K. All these intermetallic powders had mean grain sizes of less than 100 nm. A finer microstructure was obtained by milling Sn melt blended with 20%(mass fraction) Ni powders at 573 K for 12 h. The reaction mechanism and advantages were discussed in comparison with that of high-energy ball milling. The results show the solutionizing of Ni powders in the Cu6Sn5 intermetallic.

Microstructure characterization and hydrogen desorption behaviors of Mg-Al-H powders prepared by reactive milling in hydrogen

Microstructure and phase evolutions of Mg-A1 powders ball milled in hydrogen atmosphere were investigated. Both in Mg-3%A1 （mass fraction） and Mg-9%AI systems, fl-MgH2 phase was observed upon a short milling time of 4 h and its maximum content of-80% was reached after 32 h. Neither as-milled powders of the in the two systems contain Mgl7All2. However, heating the milled powders of Mg-9%AI powders to 350 ~C resulted in the precipitation of Mg17A112. DTA/TG analyses of those powders milled for 8-40 h showed that either well-developed peak doublets or shoulders were observed, which plausibly corresponded to the separate hydrogen desorption from different particle fractions offl-MgH2.

Influence of chloride salts on hydrogen generation via hydrolysis of MgH_2 prepared by hydriding combustion synthesis and mechanical milling

The effects of chloride salts(NaCl,MgCl2and NH4Cl)on the hydrolysis kinetics of MgH2prepared by hydridingcombustion synthesis and mechanical milling(HCS+MM)were discussed.X-ray diffraction(XRD)analyses show that high-purityMgH2was successfully prepared by HCS.Hydrolysis performance test results indicate that the chloride salt added during the millingprocess is favorable to the initial reaction rate and hydrogen generation yield within60min.A MgH2?10%NH4Cl composite exhibitsthe best performance with the hydrogen generation yield of1311mL/g and a conversion rate of85.69%in60min at roomtemperature.It is suggested that the chloride salts not only play as grinding aids in the milling process,but also create fresh surface ofreactive materials,favoring the hydrolysis reaction.

Strontium ferrite powders prepared from oily cold rolling mill sludge by solid-state reaction method

Oily cold rolling mill （CRM） sludge is one of the pollutants emitted by iron and steel plants. Recycling oily CRM sludge can not only reduce pollution but also bring social and environmental benefits. In this study, using oily CRM sludge as sources of iron oxide, the strontium ferrite powders were synthesized in multiple steps including vacuum distillation, magnetic separation, oxidizing roasting, and solidstate reaction. The optimal technological conditions of vacuum distillation and oxidizing roasting were studied carefully. To consider the effects of Fe203/ SrCO3 tool ratio, calcination temperature, milling time and calcination time on magnetic properties of prepared strontium ferrite powders, the orthogonal experimental method was adopted. The maximum saturation magneti- zation （62.6 mA-m2.g-1） of the synthesized strontium ferrite powders was achieved at the Fe203/SrCO3 mol ratio of 6, 5 h milling time, 1250 ~C calcination temperature, and 1 h calcination time. Strontium ferrite powders syn- thesis method not only provides a cheap, high quality raw material for the production of strontium ferrite powders, but also effectively prevents the environmental pollution.

Al-Sn复合材料的制备及其水反应产氢效率

为提高Al和水的反应活性,采用高能球磨法制备了Al-Sn复合材料,通过SEM、激光粒径分析、XRD等方法表征了Al-Sn复合物的微观结构,研究了Al-Sn复合材料的水反应活性,考察了颗粒粒径、水介质、起始温度、球磨参数变化对Al-Sn复合物水反应活性的影响。实验结果表明,高能球磨法及金属Sn的加入能够大幅提高Al与水反应的活性,制备的Al-Sn复合材料与水反应的氢气产率达83.92%,快速期最大产氢速率为359mL/(min·g)。

低成本季铵盐类多孔材料的合成及氨气吸附性能

氨气是雾霾的主要污染源之一,开发高效的氨气吸附材料是一种有效的防治方法.本文选用4,4′-联吡啶、α,α′-二溴-对二甲苯和1,2,4,5-四(溴甲基)苯作为构筑单元,利用无需催化剂且操作简便的季铵化反应,原位合成了具有路易斯酸活性位点的多孔材料PAF-C1和PAF-C2.得益于骨架中路易斯酸位点的存在,这两种材料均具有良好的氨气吸附性能.其中,PAF-C2骨架中含有更多的路易斯酸位点,因此具备更优异的氨气吸附性能,在298 K和1×10^(5)Pa条件下其氨气吸附量可达5.5 mmol/g.此外,探究了材料的合成条件(温度、溶剂和保护气体)、原料用量及合成方式的影响.结果表明,以上不同反应条件制备的材料均保持优良的氨气吸附性能,从而使实现工业化合成高效氨气吸附材料成为可能.

Mills缩合反应制备不对称偶氮苯酚化合物的研究

以苯酚和芳胺为原料分两步合成了四种偶氮化合物。首先由苯酚直接亚硝化的方法来制备对亚硝基苯酚,再与芳胺(苯胺、对苯二胺、邻苯二胺、邻氨基乙酰苯胺)通过缩合反应制备了系列偶氮苯酚,分别为4-羟基偶氮苯、4-氨基-4′-羟基偶氮苯、2-氨基-4′-羟基偶氮苯、2-乙酰氨基-4′-羟基偶氮苯。通过比较这四个化合物的制备条件和产率,考察了酚羟基、氨基等取代基对Mills反应的影响。

Mechanochemical Reaction of Lanthanum Carbonate with Sodium Hydroxide and Preparation of Lanthanum Oxide Nanoparticle

The preparation of nano sized La 2O 3 powder by mechanochemical reaction of lanthanum carbonate with sodium hydroxide and subsequent heat treatment was studied using X ray diffraction, differential thermal and thermo gravimetric analysis and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the mechanochemical reaction process can be divided into two steps: the first step is the multi phases mechanochemical reaction of lanthanum carbonate with NaOH to form amorphous lanthanum basic carbonate and lanthanum hydroxide, and the second step is the crystallization of basic lanthanum carbonate with the formula of La 2(OH) 2(CO 3) 2·H 2O under a quasi hydrothermal synthesis condition caused by the mechanical ball milling. The synthesized La 2O 3 powder appears clearly separated spherical like monodisperse nano size particles in which particle size ranges from 30 to 50 nm.

Synthesis of Nano-sized Barium Titanate Powder by Solid-state Reaction between Barium Carbonate and Titania

Size control of BaTiO3 in solid-state reaction between BaCO3 and TiO2 was demonstrated by varying the size of TiO2 and milling conditions of BaCO3. The smaller TiO2 particles had higher surface area, resulting in faster initial reaction. The mechanically milled BaCO3 particles accelerated the diffusion process and decreased the calcinations temperature. It can be deduced from the results that the size control is possible and nano-sized BaTiO3 particles with about 60 nm can be synthesized by using the conventional solid-state reaction between BaCO3 and TiO2.

Investigation on the reaction between MgO-CaO-CaF_(2)and Al-C powders to extract magnesium under atmospheric pressure

In order to utilize the carbon resource,a novel process was developed to extract magnesium from magnesia by the reaction between MgO-CaO-CaF_(2)and Al-C powders reinforced using mechanical activation technique under atmospheric pressure at 1223 K(950°C).The effects of C,CaO,CaF_(2),and ball milling time on the reduction ratio of magnesia was investigated.It was found that the reduction ratio of magnesia is shown to increase with an increase of the variables being investigated.Additionally,the reactivity of Al was enhanced by the addition of C powder into reactants during the ball milling process.Moreover,the reduzate were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS)to reveal the reaction mechanism.The results indicated that the reaction mechanism was different from the previous report owing to the addition of C powder during high energy ball milling process,and the reaction process is the reduction of MgO,the formation of 12CaO7Al_(2)O_(3),MgAl_(2)O_(4)and CaAl_(1.9)O_(4)C_(0.4)when the content of CaO is 20-30 wt%,and when the content of CaO is more than 30 wt%,the MgAl_(2)O_(4)phase is disappeared.Moreover,with the addition of CaF_(2),the reduction reaction is expressed as the reduction of MgO,the formation of 11CaO7Al_(2)O_(3)CaF_(2)and CaAl_(1.9)O_(4)C_(0.4).

Microstructure of TiAl alloy prepared by intense plastic deformation and subsequent reaction sintering

TiAl alloy was prepared by intense plastic deformation and subsequent reaction sintering. The effect of plastic deformation on the microstructure of sintered TiAl alloy was investigated using energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy (EDS), optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that the intense plastic deformation of reacting Ti and Al phases caused by high energy ball milling refines the as sintered microstructure. The longer the milling time, the finer the grain size of γ and lamellar ( α 2 + γ ) phases. The finer grain size improves the properties of the TiAl alloy. It is also found that the volume fraction of lamellar ( α 2 + γ ) phases increases first, then decreases with increasing milling time. Based on the experimental results theoretical discussion was presented.

两种机械处理方式对生物质原料反应性能的影响

减小生物质原料粒径是提高生物质精练过程中组分分离效率的关键步骤,生物质粒径的大小以及不同机械处理方式对原料反应性能的影响尚不明确。本研究对比了机械粉碎与双螺杆挤压机联合盘磨处理获得物料的反应性能,结果表明:机械粉碎物料受到剪切力作用,长度变短导致粒径变小,纤维仍然呈紧密的束状结构;随着粒径减小,比表面积与吸液能力随之增加,反应性能越好,粒径小于0.18 mm的物料反应性能最优。双螺杆挤压机联合盘磨机利用剪切力、摩擦力、挤压力使物料纤维微纤丝化,打开了部分闭合纹孔。与粒径小于0.18 mm的粉碎机粉碎物料相比,双螺杆挤压联合盘磨获得的物料比表面积提高了31.54%,吸液能力提高了43.46%;过氧化氢预处理时,木质素去除率提高31.93%,预处理后酶解葡萄糖得率提高54.19%。实验表明,双螺杆挤压机联合盘磨处理比机械粉碎更利于提高生物质反应性能。

Performance Investigation of a Simple Reaction Water Turbine for Power Generation from Low Head Micro Hydro Resources

Theoretical investigation has shown a simple reaction water turbine would perform better when it spins faster. And for the simple reaction turbine water turbine to spin faster under constant water head, its diameter should be smaller. This paper reports on a performance analysis based on the experimental data collected from different performance tests carried on two simple reaction water turbine prototypes. Two new designs of simple reaction water turbines and their manufacturing methods are reported. The two turbines under investigation have different rotor diameters Φ 0.243 m and Φ 0.122 m. In case of the simple reaction water turbine the water enters into the turbine axially and exits tangentially through nozzles located on the outer periphery of the turbine. Further this paper will discuss the performance characteristics of stationary turbine i.e. zero power produced and performance characteristics of turbine producing power. It was found that rotor diameter affects the maximum rotational speed of the simple reaction turbine for constant supply head. It was also found that faster the turbine spins its performance improves. The two turbines were tested between supply head range of 1 m to 4 m.